Conversion Camps in China: Now?

Imagine my surprise when I looked at my Twitter feed and saw the following headline from The New York Times:

Detained Muslims were forced to sing rousing patriotic hymns in Chinese, such as “Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China” https://t.co/uo5Uh27H0y

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) September 9, 2018

There are many reports confirming this has been going on for some time now yet, for many too busy to go sleuthing, those reports have largely gone unnoticed by the general public. So here are a few compiled below.

 

Red Alert: Florida’s ‘Red Tide’ a Rising Concern

There’s concern along Florida’s Gulf Coast that a toxic algae bloom occurence known as red tide, while not new in nature, is on the rise affecting everthing from marine life to tourism.

 

North Korea’s observation satellite now in orbit

A month after their hydrogen bomb test registered seismic activity, North Korea’s self-proclaimed Kwangmyongsong-4 communications satellite is now in orbit after reports it had flown over the Super Bowl stadium an hour after Super Bowl 50 ended.

 

Ahab’s Revenge: Mass whale beachings continue in 2016

Source: Daily Mail.

Latest reports confirm that eight sperm whales have washed up in Friedrichskoog in northern Germany, adding to the already unusually high amount of whale beachings to start 2016.

 

One egg or two?: Did overconsumption lead to the extinction of Genyornis newtoni?

Source: Wikimedia.

New research published in the journal Nature Communications is shedding insight as to what led to the extinction of Genyornis newtoni, “a large, flightless bird that lived in Australia” between 45 to 55 thousand years ago. 

 

Algae toxin exposure linked to health concerns

Source: The Daily Mail.

When one thinks of algae, green comes to mind. Not just because of its physical appearance but because of its role in combating climate change, from being a potentially sustainable fuel source to superfood. Now, new research is showing that exposure to a toxin from its blooms could shed light on neurodegenerative diseases.

 

Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica: Hidden Canyon Update

Back in January 2014, National Geographic announced the discovery by British scientists of a trench beneath the Antarctic ice that was deeper than the Grand Canyon. Fast forward to late December 2015, and this discovery has resurfaced with more details coming forth in the Journal Geology.